MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 35.87,-78.78 Latitude: 35.87 Longitude: -78.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 86 SFC 998 103 27.6 21.7 70 5.9 23.3 208 3 300.9 303.9 296.5 349.7 16.61 2 950 541 25.7 18.7 65 7.0 20.8 252 12 303.3 305.9 295.7 346.0 14.42 3 900 1014 21.5 17.6 79 3.9 18.8 265 13 303.6 306.2 295.7 345.8 14.19 4 850 1508 17.6 14.7 83 3.0 15.7 283 12 304.6 306.9 294.7 341.8 12.44 5 800 2024 14.4 10.3 76 4.1 11.9 313 11 306.5 308.4 293.4 336.4 9.90 6 750 2567 11.3 4.4 63 6.9 7.3 299 11 308.9 310.2 291.8 330.4 7.03 7 700 3141 9.7 -6.1 32 15.8 2.1 306 14 313.2 313.9 290.0 324.3 3.46 8 650 3751 5.2 -6.8 41 12.0 -0.4 305 17 314.9 315.5 290.6 326.2 3.53 9 600 4399 1.4 -10.9 39 12.4 -3.8 307 20 317.8 318.3 290.8 326.9 2.76 10 550 5096 -1.4 -19.9 23 18.5 -7.8 293 23 322.4 322.7 290.9 327.3 1.43 11 500 5847 -6.3 -24.3 23 18.0 -11.6 288 22 325.3 325.5 291.5 329.1 1.07 12 450 6661 -12.5 -21.9 46 9.3 -15.3 287 24 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.7 1.48 13 400 7549 -18.4 -24.1 61 5.6 -20.0 274 32 331.0 331.3 293.3 335.9 1.37 14 350 8534 -24.0 -43.4 15 19.5 -26.6 258 26 336.5 336.5 293.7 337.4 0.23 15 300 9641 -32.5 -55.4 8 22.8 -34.2 230 20 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.8 0.07 16 250 10895 -43.7 -52.1 39 8.5 -44.1 261 32 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.7 0.12 17 200 12351 -56.0 -61.4 51 5.4 -56.1 300 58 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.05 18 150 14134 -65.8 -80.5 11 14.7 -65.8 287 41 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.8 0.00 19 100 16597 -66.3 -86.6 4 20.3 -66.5 288 8 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.91 m Freezing level: 574.84 mb = 4749.54 m = 15582.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.75 mb = 3653.48 m = 11986.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.99 % Est. max temperature: 31.39 C = 88.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.02 mb = 850.30 m = 2789.65 ft T: 22.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 25.41 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.73 mb = 1560.60 m = 5120.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.52 C = 88.73 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.07 C Showalter Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.97 C Cross Totals Index: 20.99 C K Index: 22.85 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 923.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.71 mb = 1309.81 m = 4297.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 814.71 mb = 1868.76 m = 6131.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.71 mb = 12844.16 m = 42139.13 ft B at Equ Level: 913.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.71 mb = 15256.01 m = 50051.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 293.8 at 15.7 knts Storm direction: 323.8 at 11.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.8 neg: -0.4 tot: 55.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 48.22 Bulk Shear: 19.16 m/s